Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- A is true but R is false
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is false but R is true
Answer
(2) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Solution
Inside a uniformly charged spherical shell, E = 0, so the potential is constant everywhere inside and equal to its value on the surface: V = kQR. Hence R is true.
Work done in moving a test charge q0 between two points: W = q0(VB - VA)
VA = VB inside the shell W = 0, for any path (the electrostatic force is conservative). Hence A is true.
A follows directly from R: R is the correct explanation of A.
Answer: (2)